1st time Raw during Winter

[Universal]

Peace to all,

I'm finally back up in NY for the winter, and it has really been an adjustment for me being raw.
Firstly, a lot of the options are limited here as opposed to Florida, as far as organic vegetables along w/ some other things that are a lot more prevalent. However, i've seen myself eating a lot more dried fruit, and snacking a lot on cashews, raisins, and sometimes some apricots, etc.
As a result i'm eating a lot less fresh fruit and vegetables, unless i put them in a smoothie that i usually make once a day or maybe once every 2 days.
I'm wondering how anyone else on their 1st raw winter is doing and how you are all adjusting.>


PEACE
Universal

[Mystical]

I also live in a cold climate, and last year didn't do the raw too well in the winter. This winter it is no problem! I went through Alissa's book, and marked all the things I could make with ingredients available during winter. I've also been eating a lot more greens (green smoothies and kale or cabbage salad) and they are fresh and good in our coop. We also make things out of carrots (juice, and Alissa's carrot cake, and carrot and beet salad), and we get organic, local carrots here and buy them in 25 lb bags. I also make a few pies that we like a lot - cheesecake made with cashews and a pie made with fresh, Thai coconuts that we can buy from our Asian market. We also sprout beans and lentils and add them to salads - they are heavier and feel good to eat in winter. And, I ordered miso in bulk from South River Miso - and we have a warm cup of that when we want to. We started eating sea veggies from Maine Coast Sea Vegetables - adding dulse to salads, and kelp powder to green smoothies.

Hope this helps!

[Universal]

Peace Mystical,

that definitely did help a lot. Basically, the struggle i've been dealing with is finding the right combination of foods to give my self "fullness", rather than just giving into just overeating on nuts and dried fruits. Carrots are a good choice. I'll have to try out that combinatin with beets to see what i come up with..
Smoothies are doing me pretty well. I'm just seeking to improve.
Thanks for the input..


PEACE

[RawTruth]

Universal -- where are you in New York? There are so many many successful long term raw fooders there. There must be some around who can give you some hints.

[Beanie]

I've started enjoying butternut squash recipes a lot. I have a butternog one and also the squash patties are amazing, filling and heavy comfort food like I remember! I also heat miso soup and sometimes make lightly cooked veggie soup of just broth and some lightly steamed veggies. Not raw but its good enough for me for the first winter. I use more spices which help, but I still need something hot. Do teas too! Nope not ideal, but I'm manageing until I can tolerate the cold more.

[Colin]

I live in Vancouver BC and winter is rainy and damp and humid and fairly mild usually........I am raw right now and I have managed to feel warm so far....someone mentioned on the phone the other dy they found it difficult to eat raw in winter...cooked food seemed so 'comforting' but my girlfriend's response to her was "Yes, bur the animals seem to manage well all year round with their raw diet outside in the cold, wet weather all winter long."
I used to live in Montreal and it would seem hard to eat raw there but I guess it is done. Isn't Fred Patenaude from there?
Some of the raw soups can have some warmth to them with the chilis added I think, like when Victoria Butenko came up here she made the weekend seminar folks some soup that seemed warming.
I am interested to hear more on how cold winter climate people do the raw or raw/cooked diet.
Colin


Peace to all,

I'm finally back up in NY for the winter, and it has really been an adjustment for me being raw.
Firstly, a lot of the options are limited here as opposed to Florida, as far as organic vegetables along w/ some other things that are a lot more prevalent. However, i've seen myself eating a lot more dried fruit, and snacking a lot on cashews, raisins, and sometimes some apricots, etc.
As a result i'm eating a lot less fresh fruit and vegetables, unless i put them in a smoothie that i usually make once a day or maybe once every 2 days.
I'm wondering how anyone else on their 1st raw winter is doing and how you are all adjusting.>


PEACE
Universal

[Universal]

As for me, i'm located in Newburgh which is about an hour north from the city. I plan on going to one of the many raw food restaurants out in Manhattan, and that would undoubtedly be a great resource for me to gain some more information about being raw throughout the winter season.
i have a desire for some raw soup. I may look into that as well.. I just know i wanna do something other than what i'm doing now!!

PEACE
Universal